Margate railway station
You can reach 57 stations directly from Margate on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broadstairs, with 119 trains a day.
Margate is the nearest station for postcodes in CT9. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Margate
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadstairs | 119 | 120 | 134 |
| Ramsgate | 115 | 120 | 134 |
| Faversham | 81 | 83 | 102 |
| Herne Bay | 81 | 83 | 102 |
| Whitstable | 81 | 83 | 102 |
| Gillingham | 69 | 81 | 101 |
| Rainham | 69 | 81 | 101 |
| Sittingbourne | 69 | 81 | 101 |
| Chatham | 68 | 80 | 99 |
| Rochester | 68 | 80 | 99 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 81 | 73 | 94 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 62 | 67 | 58 |
| Stratford International | 66 | 67 | 58 |
| London St. Pancras International | 66 | 67 | 58 |
| Bromley South | 35 | 43 | 40 |
| London Victoria | 35 | 43 | 40 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 53 | 41 | 66 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 53 | 41 | 66 |
| Dumpton Park | 52 | 40 | 66 |
| Ashford International | 42 | 38 | 32 |
| Canterbury West | 40 | 37 | 32 |
| Thanet Parkway | 42 | 37 | 32 |
| Gravesend | 28 | 36 | 28 |
| Strood | 28 | 36 | 28 |
| Longfield | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| Meopham | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| Newington | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Teynham | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Abbey Wood | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Belvedere | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| London Cannon Street | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| Charlton | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Deptford | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dartford | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Erith | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greenhithe | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greenwich | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| Maze Hill | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Plumstead | 0 | 4 | 0 |
and 20 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Margate is
1,287,330 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 434th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,245 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Margate and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 416,474 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 28 stations instead of 57, a drop of about 51%. Saturday runs to 60.
Nearest other stations
- Westgate-on-Sea 1.5 miles
- Birchington-on-Sea 3.1 miles
- Broadstairs 3.1 miles
- Ramsgate 3.4 miles
- Dumpton Park 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Margate, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tivoli · 0.6 miles
- Margate Sands · 0.9 miles
- Ramsgate Town · 3.7 miles
- Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt · 3.9 miles
- Ramsgate Harbour · 4.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.